Winnie the Pooh Tree

 Good morning,

Our house guest, four month old Tuey, has found our Winnie the Pooh tree.

Our pups have dug out a hole under our old oak tree and think it is all kinds of fun to play in there.  

Tuey has definitely made himself at home!

:),

Lois

Waffle Cakes - Norwegian Style

 Good morning,

Catherine made a favorite dessert for us:  Norwegian Waffle Cakes with strawberries and whipped cream.

The waffle cakes are made with sour cream and are sooooo delicious!  She also uses a traditional waffle iron that makes heart shaped waffles.

So good!

Thank you, Catherine!

Love you,

Mom & Dad

Tuey on the Deck Chair

 Good morning,

That sweet ball of fur is Tuey, only four months old.  He's visiting us and has moved in quickly to the spots he enjoys most.

 Tuey is on the patio "doggie deck chair" where Lily has assembled her collection of toys, wood, and towels she has stolen from the house.

 Tuey moved right in, didn't he!

More to come....

Lois

Brunch ala Kjell

 Good morning,

My Sweetie made brunch.  

I'm a lucky lady.

:),

Lois

Fishies!

 Good morning,

Each Spring Catherine cleans out the gold fish pond in our back yard.  It's part of my Mother's Day present and I truly appreciate it.  I used to do this every Spring myself, but my back has refused to cooperate with such tasks for the past few years.

Catherine purchased a new "school" of fish that will grow up to be fat and sassy on all the bugs and plant material in the pond IF our resident sushi catcher doesn't stop them. 

 Our Lily (see right side of image) thinks the pond is her personal sushi tank so...

 ...we put a milk carton in the pond with paving stones on top to hold it in place.

Now the fish have a place to hide and survive!

I love these images Kjell took of Lily looking at the new "fish house" in the pond. 

This will be a fun Summer.

All the best,

Lois

Sharing the Deck Chair

 Good morning,

I cleared the deck chair of all of the wood, toys, and towels that Lily had collected there.  

There has been so much rain that it was all soaking wet.  It doesn't pay to clear the patio because it has rained every day with only a couple of hours here and there for things to dry just a little.  Then the wind and rain covers the patio with all kinds of leaves and sticks....

As soon as the pup's deck chair was cleared, both Elsa and Lily claimed it.  

We need more deck chairs.  We're going to need a bigger patio.... 

 :),

Lois

First Rose This Year

 Good morning,

I love Spring!  Each morning I go out to see what is new in our garden. 

This is the first rose to bloom this year.  It has been delighting us for many, many year.  I'm sure it's more than 30 years, it could be up to 48 years when we moved in here and I "went crazy" planting roses.  Not many of them have survived all of these years since we spent so many weeks at sea for My Honey's job and I wasn't here to tend the roses, but this one had beautifully survived!

Happy Spring!

Lois